CBB Review: Week 5 College Basketball Under the Radar Top 25

ByMatt Karner

December 21, 2020
CBB Review: Mid Major Top 25BROOKLYN, NY - NOVEMBER 25: Richmond Spiders guard Blake Francis (1) during the Legends Classic College Basketball game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Richmond Spiders on November 25, 2019 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

T-1 Richmond (1) – 49

Record: 6-1Previous Rank: 3Last 10 Games: 6-1
Last Week:W @ Vanderbilt 78-66W vs. Loyola-Chicago 75-73
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Hofstra 

T-1 Saint Louis (1) – 49

Record: 6-1Previous Rank: 1Last 10 Games: 6-1 
Last Week:W vs. Indiana State 78-59W vs. NC State 80-69L @ Minnesota 90-82
Upcoming:12/23 vs. UMKC  

3 San Diego State – 46

Record: 5-1Previous Rank: 2Last 10 Games: 5-1
Last Week:L vs. BYU 72-62 
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Saint Mary’s 

4 Boise State – 43

Record: 4-1Previous Rank: 6Last 10 Games: 4-1
Last Week:W vs. Weber State 70-59 
Upcoming:12/21 vs. New Mexico12/23 vs. New Mexico

5 Western Kentucky – 42

Record: 6-2Previous Rank: 7Last 10 Games: 6-2
Last Week:W @ Alabama 73-71 
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Tennessee Tech 

6 BYU – 41

Record: 7-2Previous Rank: 8Last 10 Games: 7-2
Last Week:W @ San Diego State 72-62 
Upcoming:12/21 vs. Texas Southern12/23 vs. Weber State

7 St. Bonaventure – 38

Record: 2-0Previous Rank: 9Last 10 Games: 2-0
Last Week:W vs. Hofstra 77-69 
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Buffalo 

8 Winthrop – 32

Record: 5-0Previous Rank: T-17Last 10 Games: 5-0
Last Week:W vs. Furman 87-71 
Upcoming:   

T-9 Duquesne – 31

Record: 1-1Previous Rank: T-11Last 10 Games: 1-1
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T-9 Loyola-Chicago – 31

Record: 3-2Previous Rank: 4Last 10 Games: 3-2
Last Week:L @ Wisconsin 77-63L vs. Richmond 75-73
Upcoming:12/27 vs. Illinois State 

11 VCU – 30

Record: 6-2Previous Rank: 10Last 10 Games: 6-2
Last Week:W vs. Western Carolina 93-68 
Upcoming:  

T-12 Dayton – 28

Record: 4-1Previous Rank: T-15Last 10 Games: 4-1
Last Week:W vs. Ole Miss 65-62 
Upcoming:   

T-12 Saint Mary’s – 28

Record: 8-1Previous Rank: T-11Last 10 Games: 8-1
Last Week:W vs. Eastern Washington 80-75W vs. Colorado State 53-33
Upcoming:12/22 vs. San Diego State 

14 Furman – 27

Record: 5-3Previous Rank: 5Last 10 Games: 5-3
Last Week:L @ Alabama 83-80L @ Winthrop 87-71
Upcoming: 12/21 vs. South Carolina State 

15 Vermont- 25

Record: 0-0Previous Rank: T-11Last 10 Games: 0-0 
Last Week:   
Upcoming:12/21 @ UMass Lowell12/22 @ UMass Lowell12/27 vs. NJIT

16 New Mexico State – 19

Record: 3-3Previous Rank: 14Last 10 Games: 3-3
Last Week:  
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T-17 San Francisco – 17

Record: 6-4Previous Rank: T-15Last 10 Games: 6-4
Last Week:L @ Oregon 74-64W vs. Grand Canyon 68-65
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T-17 South Dakota State -14

Record: 5-3Previous Rank: 19Last 10 Games: 5-3
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T-19 Belmont – 12

Record: 7-1Previous Rank: T-22Last 10 Games: 7-1
Last Week:W vs. 64-53 Kennesaw StateW @ Tennessee State 88-63
Upcoming:12/21 @ Evansville 

T-19 Liberty – 12

Record: 7-3Previous Rank: T-22Last 10 Games: 7-3
Last Week: W vs. South Carolina State 82-52W vs. Carver 91-38
Upcoming:12/22 vs. Alcorn State 

21 North Texas – 8

Record: 3-3Previous Rank: T-22Last 10 Games: 3-3
Last Week:W vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff 81-56W vs. Houston Baptist 85-55
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T-22 Abilene Christian – 6

Record: 7-1Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 7-1
Last Week:W vs. Hardin Simmons 95-73 
Upcoming:12/22 @ Arkansas 

T-22 Chattanooga – 6

Record: 8-0Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 8-0
Last Week:W vs. UNC Asheville 69-66W @ UAB 69-66
Upcoming:12/22 @ Tennessee State 

24 Marshall – 5

Record: 5-1Previous Rank: 21Last 10 Games: 5-1
Last Week:L vs. Toledo 96-87W 85-71 Robert Morris
Upcoming:12/22 vs. UNC Asheville 

25 Drake – 4

Record: 8-0Previous Rank: NRLast 10 Games: 8-0
Last Week:W @ South Dakota 75-57W vs. Chicago State 111-67
Upcoming:12/22 vs. North Dakota12/27 @ Indiana State

Others receiving votes: UAB 3, Bradley 1

Voters: Matt Karner, Matt Waldman

*Disclaimer: A Mid-Major is an evolving term. At CBB Review we define a mid-major as conferences that send ≤ 20% of their teams to the NCAA tournament in the past five seasons. Or, teams that are ranked in the AP top 25 < 30% of the time in a five-year span. With this under consideration, the power six, the AAC, and Gonzaga were not included for consideration this season’s Under the Radar Top 25.*

 

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ByMatt Karner

Big East hoops writer for NCAAM Review Bracketologist for Busted Bracketology (www.bustedbracketology.wordpress.com) Twitter: @karner44 Instagram: @karner44